Brooks Running Co. said it maintained the top spot in specialty running in 2015, even as the category faced major headwinds.

The Seattle-based brand cited NPD figures showing it controlled the No. 1 position in the specialty run category nationwide with 28 percent of “running footwear retail dollar share.”

Brooks Running said it posted a 5 percent increase in footwear sales for the year. Its largest growth came from the Asia Pacific and Latin America regions, at 8 percent, followed by 5 percent in North America and 3 percent in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

“We believe a run can flat out change a day, a life, the world, and we are committed to bringing more runners into our brand and this sport,” Weber said in a statement. “As we launch into 2016, Brooks is perfectly positioned to lead the run with our best-in-class product, industry-leading Stride Signature initiative and our ongoing support of runners.”

The company, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., plans to launch Stride Signature, an approach to creating product based on biomechanics, later this year.